www/education how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-...

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 21/04/23 03:35:07

Modified files:
        education      : 
                         
how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html 

Log message:
        Fix spelling (RT #1718258); replace footnotes header with hr.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/education/how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5

Patches:
Index: how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html
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RCS file: 
/webcvs/www/www/education/how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html       17 Apr 
2021 17:01:43 -0000      1.4
+++ how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html       23 Apr 
2021 07:35:04 -0000      1.5
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
 nonfree Google Sheets and Google Forms.</p>
 
 <p>During the pandemic we saw educational facilities hastily embrace 
-proprietary tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Whatsapp, 
+proprietary tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and WhatsApp, 
 pressured by the network they generate. Schools and universities then 
-tried to impose them on students, who subseqnuently suffered the loss 
+tried to impose them on students, who subsequently suffered the loss 
 of freedom from using programs that users don't control, as well as 
 bad security and violations of privacy.</p>
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 packages. One might ask:</p>
 
 <blockquote>
-<p>What about studies? Weren't You required to use
+<p>What about studies? Weren't you required to use
 Windows?  Or MS Office? Or some other proprietary tools?</p>
 </blockquote>
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 one's own doesn't fully solve the ethical problem. It just seemed fair, 
 but it is not something I'm proud of.</p>
 
-<p>I also take the issue of in-browser Javascript (js) more seriously
+<p>I also take the issue of in-browser JavaScript (js) more seriously
 now.  Web js runs in an isolated sandbox, which leads many to
 believe it's acceptable, even though it's nonfree.  Sandboxing might
 indeed solve security issues, but the true problem with proprietary
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 Currently, maintaining one's software freedom in the field of web 
 browsing is not easy. Sites frequently malfunction when js is 
 disabled.  I have had to ask colleagues to help me enter study-related 
-data into a Google Sheet because I couldn't do that without js/
+data into a Google Sheet because I couldn't do that without js
 enabled.  In addition, js code is used to implement browser 
 fingerprinting which is used to track users.</p>
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 source code publicly available is going to achieve higher quality
 with the help of the community. Meanwhile, our opponents claim 
 proprietary software can bring higher revenue, allowing the hiring of 
-more develepers to work on impoving it.</p>
+more developers to work on improving it.</p>
 
 <p>The Compilers course exam was to be conducted through Microsoft 
 Teams. Again, sticking to my principles, I thought I would fail. 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 even had decent grades. What at some point seemed almost impossible, 
 was now a reality.</p>
 
-<h3>Proprietary imposed on all levels</h3>
+<h3>Proprietary imposed at all levels</h3>
 
 <p>Before the winter semester, a list of allowed videoconferencing 
 platforms that comply with the data protection law was given to 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 <p>We can see some people are intolerant to software freedom principles, 
 but in the end those were few and most university staff at the AGH
 were actually kind to me. Thanks to them I now have a proof that it
-<em>is possible</em> to study, graduate... indeed to <em>live</em> 
+<em>is possible</em> to study, graduate&hellip; indeed to <em>live</em> 
 without relying on proprietary software. After all this hard 
 experience, I feel more independent than ever, and I even received 
 appreciation from the well-known 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 freedom.</p>
 
 <div class="infobox">
-<h3>Footnotes</h3>
+<hr />
 <p><a href="#thanks-rev" id="thanks">[1]</a> Thanks to Andy Farnell, 
 Andy Oram and Richard Stallman for their help.</p>
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 
 <p><a href="#rms-rev" id="rms">[3]</a> Dr. Richard M. Stallman, 
 Founder of the Free Software Foundation and Chief GNUisance of the 
-GNU Project (https://gnu.org)</p>
+GNU Project.</p>
 </div>
 
 </div>
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/04/17 17:01:43 $
+$Date: 2021/04/23 07:35:04 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>